Dripford is doubly useful in that regards, as he taints Starmer by association.I also think he enjoys sticking two fingers up at Mark Dripford and Mrs Murrell, as do large numbers of people who live in Wales and Scotland.
Clear Blue Water.
Dripford is doubly useful in that regards, as he taints Starmer by association.I also think he enjoys sticking two fingers up at Mark Dripford and Mrs Murrell, as do large numbers of people who live in Wales and Scotland.
Very good question, I think the way they speak, they think the other lockdowns were 'half hearted' !So given that the 3 lockdowns we suffered didn't kill off the virus why does she think another one would?
I can only agree with all this. One might have seen it as a conspiracy theory last March, but unfortunately it really isn’t. In some cases at least this is exactly what’s going on.
You honestly think that the Government scientists have got together and decided to bring down the whole of society by making them wear masks introducing table service in bars and place some restrictions on the number of people who can meet indoors.
Read that out loud to yourself and see if it sounds absolutely insane.
If the Omicron variant is as less damaging to health as is stated, why are so many affected front-line hospital staff not coming in to work?
If you actually believe this you are even more deluded than you appear.
You honestly think that the Government scientists have got together and decided to bring down the whole of society by making them wear masks introducing table service in bars and place some restrictions on the number of people who can meet indoors.
Read that out loud to yourself and see if it sounds absolutely insane.
These are people who have dedicated their lives to helping people and curing disease they are not some sort of conspiracy they are good people and suggesting otherwise not only does them a disservice but also doesn’t help your arguments or promote your concerns as being reasonable
Isn't it more that they have to isolate for the full seven days ?If the Omicron variant is as less damaging to health as is stated, why are so many affected front-line hospital staff not coming in to work?
You honestly think that the Government scientists have got together and decided to bring down the whole of society by making them wear masks introducing table service in bars and place some restrictions on the number of people who can meet indoors.
These are people who have dedicated their lives to helping people and curing disease they are not some sort of conspiracy they are good people and suggesting otherwise not only does them a disservice but also doesn’t help your arguments or promote your concerns as being reasonable
"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing again and expecting a different result."So given that the 3 lockdowns we suffered didn't kill off the virus why does she think another one would?
Total waste of tests to use them before meeting friends. If you are meeting a immunocompromised person, then OK but all this testing seems pointless to me.What do we think about these lateral flow tests ? I've been very happy to take them when visiting the elderly or vulnerable, but I'm not comfortable with the idea that they should be taken everytime one socialises, particularly given that Omicron is less virulent, if more transmissable than previous versions.
Total waste of tests to use them before meeting friends. If you are meeting a immunocompromised person, then OK but all this testing seems pointless to me.
...or their grandad !!!......I am one of that brigade.That's pretty much my view. I wouldn't expect anyone to take one before meeting me, but they would probably do well to do so before meeting their granny.
...or their grandad !!!......I am one of that brigade.
Because they are banned from doing so for at least seven days if they fail a test. Even if they show no symptoms, let alone minor symptoms.If the Omicron variant is as less damaging to health as is stated, why are so many affected front-line hospital staff not coming in to work?
Very good question, I think the way they speak, they think the other lockdowns were 'half hearted' !
I've often wondered what is the real situation in China. It seems beyond belief that the virus started there, in the world's most populated country, and yet their death rate has become one of the lowest in the world.I believe the only country chasing a zero Covid strategy is China, however I am confident even China will cease that strategy at some point.
I've often wondered what is the real situation in China. It seems beyond belief that the virus started there, in the world's most populated country, and yet their death rate has become one of the lowest in the world.
Let's suppose their death rate really is this low, perhaps this means they have some form of vaccine/antidote, maybe from very early on, that they've just not shared with the rest of the world?
If not, then are they not vulnerable to a massive surge in due course?
Seek and you shall find, I imagine that in china they simply aren't testing healthy people with a cough. Their population is generally younger and less vulnerable. It wouldn't surprise me also if they still have lots of people dying of "pneumonia", and simply don't bother to investigate if it's covid or flu.I can't help thinking that the true scale of COVID in China has been covered up.
According to Worldometer, China, with a population of 1.4 billion, has only had 102,314 COVID cases during the whole pandemic.
But the UK, with a population of 66 million, has had nearly 13 million cases.
If those figures are correct, then my name is Father Christmas.
Given the extent to which the Chinese government covered up the existence of COVID at the beginning of the pandemic , it's rather ironic that the lateral flow test kits distributed by the government say "COVID 19 - Made In China"
You can say that again.
A brief look at worldometer, shows that over the past year, China has had about 15,000 cases, but only 2 deaths. Even if their population is younger and less vulnerable, to have only 2 deaths out of 15,000 cases seems abnormally low. Perhaps a lot of Covid deaths are not being reported as Covid deaths there.Seek and you shall find, I imagine that in china they simply aren't testing healthy people with a cough. Their population is generally younger and less vulnerable. It wouldn't surprise me also if they still have lots of people dying of "pneumonia", and simply don't bother to investigate if it's covid or flu.
Over the last couple of years I've recognised that Worldometer's figures for Covid have been pretty reliable, for most countries. You mention 102,314 cases, well there have been A LOT more than that EVERY DAY in the UK recently, yet their population is more than 20 times that of the UK. But surely even the Chinese couldn't hide the scale of the disaster over there, if it was even a fraction of the case and death rate of so many other countries?According to Worldometer, China, with a population of 1.4 billion, has only had 102,314 COVID cases during the whole pandemic.
What is the latest "deaths due to Covid-19" figure claimed by North Korea?
Didn't they just heavily punish some local government officials for allowing an outbreak? I suspect the punishment was really for admitting to an outbreak.Over the last couple of years I've recognised that Worldometer's figures for Covid have been pretty reliable, for most countries. You mention 102,314 cases, well there have been A LOT more than that EVERY DAY in the UK recently, yet their population is more than 20 times that of the UK. But surely even the Chinese couldn't hide the scale of the disaster over there, if it was even a fraction of the case and death rate of so many other countries?
In fairness to the Chinese, we've not really had to lockdown in the UK at all. We've had requests from politicians to "Do the right thing", but in practice it's largely been voluntary compliance. Yes, pubs, workplaces, hotels etc were obliged to conform because they're easy to enforce, but a lot of the spread has been in private homes, where enforcement has been almost non existent. I suspect the Chinese people conform in their homes through fear (or respect for their law and their own fellow citizens maybe?), whereas a lot of UK people simply don't conform behind closed doors. And who can blame the UK people when our own Government act the way they do?Thankfully, having made the initial mistake of copying lockdown "because it worked", few Western governments have attempted to copy the viciousness of the Chinese lockdown.
I can confirm it was a lockdown. Just because we weren't welding peoples doors shut doesn't make all the harms go away.In fairness to the Chinese, we've not really had to lockdown in the UK at all. We've had requests from politicians to "Do the right thing", but in practice it's largely been voluntary compliance. Yes, pubs, workplaces, hotels etc were obliged to conform because they're easy to enforce, but a lot of the spread has been in private homes, where enforcement has been almost non existent. I suspect the Chinese people conform in their homes through fear (or respect for their law and their own fellow citizens maybe?), whereas a lot of UK people simply don't conform behind closed doors. And who can blame the UK people when our own Government act the way they do?